About JUPAS

The 9 JUPAS participating-institutions (i.e. CityUHK, HKBU, LingnanU, CUHK, EdUHK, PolyU, HKUST and HKU) and the SSSDP institutions (the Institutions) have NO ACCESS to individual applicants' actual priority of programme choices until after the announcement of the Main Round offer results.

For more information, please refer to the section on Actual Priority of Programme Choices.

Within the period between the release of the HKDSE Examination results and the deadline of modification of programme choices (i.e. 15 July – 18 July 2026*), the Institutions will NEVER offer official advice regarding programme selection (including interviews, telephone / electronic communication, programme counselling, formal / informal contacts with applicants, etc.), regardless of who initiates the communication.

All enquiries in relation to the programme information should be directed to the respective institutions on or BEFORE 14 July 2026*.

For more information, please refer to the section on Programmes Offered.

The Institutions will NOT enter into private agreements (including verbal or written, or conditional offers, etc.) with any applicants at any stage of the entire JUPAS Admissions Exercise.

Notwithstanding the above, special considerations may be given to Applicants with Disabilities.  Such applicants may receive offers as a result of the special considerations given by the JUPAS participating-institutions or the SSSDP institutions.

Conditional offers, where applicable, may also be made but will be confined to the following:

1. Other Experiences and Achievements in Competitions / Activities (OEA);

2. School Principal's Nominations (SPN);

3. Outstanding Sportsmen / Athletes Admission / Recommendation / Nomination Scheme (Run by individual institutions.  Applicants are required to apply directly to the respective institutions); and

4. Applied Degree Programmes (Applicants are required to submit their supporting documents for admission, if applicable, directly to the respective SSSDP institutions for the programmes: JSSA01, JSSA06, JSST06, JSST07, JSSU40, JSSU50, JSSU55, JSSU61, JSSU66, JSSU67, JSSU79, JSSU90, JSSU93, JSSU95, JSSV07 and / or JSSV10.)

The Institutions may provide feedback on interviews for certain programmes to applicants.  However, these feedback DOES NOT constitute or entail any conditional offer.

In determining applicants' positions in the respective merit order lists, institutions' programmes will consider NOT ONLY the HKDSE Examination results, but also other aspects (e.g. performance in interviews and / or assessments, banding of programme choices, HKDSE Examination results of other applicants in the same year, the number of applicants applying and any additional information provided by applicants in their JUPAS accounts).

Admission to the Institutions is on a competitive basis, as the number of available places is generally fewer than the number of eligible applicants.  Therefore, meeting the minimum entrance requirements of the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions or the SSSDP institutions, and their respective programmes does not guarantee admission.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The determination of applicants' suitability for admission is solely the decisions of the Institutions, and is independent of the JUPAS Office.  Enquiries regarding the institutions' decisions on admissions should be directed to the respective institutions.

For more information, please refer to the section on Iteration Process.

Applicants submitting requests for reconsideration of application based on upgraded HKDSE Examination results on subject levels / grades after rechecking and remarking (RR results) can be assured that they will NOT be disadvantaged in any respect.  If they fulfil all the necessary entrance requirements of the respective programmes, and their new positions on the respective merit order lists (taking into account applicants' RR results, banding of programme choices, interview performance, if applicable, and other factors) are higher than the Main Round cut-off points (i.e. the last applicant admitted) of the respective programmes, they will be offered admission to those programmes, regardless of whether the respective quotas have already been filled.

For more information, please refer to the section on Rechecking and Remarking of HKDSE Examination Results.

The JUPAS Website and Online Application System User Guide for Applicants (Applicants' User Guide) are the only official publications of JUPAS.  Any channels that claim to represent JUPAS, unless officially recognised by JUPAS, are unofficial and do not represent the JUPAS's views or policies.  JUPAS cautions that these channels may contain outdated, inaccurate or false information.  JUPAS takes no responsibility for their accuracy.

Applicants should access further information exclusively on the official websites of the individual Institutions, including their programme information.

For more information, please refer to the sections on Anti-deception Alert and Contact Information.

• Applicants should periodically log in to their JUPAS accounts to check for information released by the JUPAS Office, the Institutions in their JUPAS account message boxes.

• For security reasons, the login session will automatically expire if no activity is detected for 30 minutes after applicants have logged in to their JUPAS accounts.  Once the session expires, the applicants will be required to log in again if they wish to continue using their JUPAS accounts.

• The JUPAS Online Application System will NOT automatically detect and save applicants' account activities or information entered if they do not save it by clicking the "Submit" button.  Without clicking the "Submit" button, the session will be regarded as no activity.  Applicants are strongly advised to save their information periodically.  Saving information will trigger and restart the countdown of the 30-minute time-out period.

• The JUPAS Online Application System ONLY supports single login.  Applicants should refrain from logging in to their JUPAS accounts with multiple devices or browsers simultaneously to ensure data integrity.

• Applicants are strongly advised to ensure the stability of the internet connection while making updates to their applications in the JUPAS accounts to prevent any loss of data.

• The JUPAS Online Application System will be unavailable daily from 3:00 am – 6:00 am for system maintenance.

For security reasons, applicants should:​

• NOT record their login names and / or passwords in any format.  If applicants must do so, they should store them separately in a secure location accessible only to themselves;

• NOT use easily guessable personal information (in particular HKID card numbers, initials or their schools' names) as their passwords;

• NOT disclose their login name and / or password to anyone.  Applicants should keep them strictly confidential; 

• NOT leave their electronic devices unattended while logging in, especially when updating personal information and / or programme choices;

• NOT respond to any unsolicited communications (phone calls, emails, SMS, etc.) requesting their login credentials; and

• NOT upload or update any personal information via embedded URLs in emails, SMS and websites.  Applicants should always use their JUPAS accounts directly.

For best practices for account security, applicants should:

• Change their passwords regularly to reduce the risk of unauthorised access;

• Enable Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) when logging in.  A one-time password (OTP) will be sent to their registered email addresses; and

• Log out from their JUPAS accounts once they have finished using the JUPAS Online Application System.

The JUPAS Office and the Institutions will contact applicants via one or more of the following channels:

1. phone (home and mobile^■);

2. personal email^#^;

3. SMS^■^^◊;

4. mail^■; or

5. JUPAS account message box.

Applicants should therefore ensure that their contact information (such as email addresses, phone numbers and mailing addresses, etc.) is up to date and correct to facilitate the receipt of important messages and correspondence from the JUPAS Office and the Institutions.

It is the sole responsibility of the applicants to regularly check all information from, and messages sent by, the JUPAS Office and the Institutions by post, phone, the JUPAS account message box, email and / or SMS.  Failure to do so may result in missing of important information.  The JUPAS Office will not notify applicants of any unread messages.

Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) (Chinese version; English version) is the data privacy law in Mainland on personal information protection.  It applies to the processing and accessing of cross-border data transfers.

The personal information of applicants who fall into any of the following circumstances (including but not limited to) will be considered as being transferred to / from Mainland:

a) residing in Mainland but studying in a school in Hong Kong SAR; or

b) studying in a school in Mainland; or

c) travelling to Mainland at least once and processing JUPAS application data during their time in Mainland.

In accordance with the PIPL, applicants who are below 18 years old as at the date of creation of JUPAS account must submit a Cross-Border Data Transfer Consent Form (Consent Form) duly signed by parents / guardians.  The JUPAS application cannot be processed further if applicants fail to provide a completed Consent Form. 

Applicants who are above 18 years old at the time of creating their JUPAS account are required to agree and accept the terms via the JUPAS Online Application System under "Declaration" page.

The JUPAS Online Application System is the channel for submitting applications for admission to the Institutions and accessing the programme information.  All JUPAS applications are submitted and processed via the JUPAS Online Application System.

Applicants can log in to their JUPAS accounts to view and update their personal information and programme choices within the designated periods after submission of their applications.  In addition, the offer results and other application information regarding JUPAS can be viewed.